honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
silence (not speaking); muteness
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to be softened; to calm down
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper